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Ok ! I re plumbed the distributor as directed, and left off and plugged the second Vacuum line. I used a * print out , worked great. I found TDS on #1 marked it and took off the prop. I fired it up with the timing light on it. Ran it up to 3500 rpm and twisted the distributor till I hit the stud that was used to hold the old manual fuel pump( I have it capped off ) and use an electric fuel pump.Not quite to the 28* mark with the vacuum line off as needed . I was able to cut the stub off some to let the distb. turn farther. I set it to 28* clamped it down, and put the vac line back on. Put the prop back on and... PERFICT!!! I now have enough HP to turn the prop up to the required 3100rpm. That's all ,but it is right on 3900 rpm on the motor and holds . Nice. I have a very short Video of the boat moving , on the snow. Still lots of work to do like some way to steer , cage ext...

point to the back, I have the mufflers from the "Johnson" jammed on now and they make the bug quite quiet. I'll work with them .

I did some digging and found out I have my distributor "Plumed" wrong.

When I got the carb I used the vacuum lines that where on the old one, used them by size and they seamed to work.

But on a VW they put vacuum on both sides of the advance diagram

and I had them backwards. AND come to find out In my application , I need to uncap one and leave it to atmosphere and plug it at the carb. Then , this is odd, I have to find TDC of #1 mark the pulley where you time it from mark the Degrees to 28*.

Run the motor up to 3500 rpm and set the mark to 28* Above TDC. I also found out an old fashioned distributor with mechanical weights would be the best in my application.